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WORLD COINS Mexico, Ferdinand VII, 8 Reales, 1818 Mexico City, JJ, 19.21gms. With circular piece cut off-centre from the flan, good fine, interesting (£25-35)

At first sight one is tempted to suggest a Caribbean-related mutilation, although the late date of the ‘host’ coin and the lack of a secondary revaluation stamp would appear to rule out such an association; nevertheless a piece perhaps worthy of future research